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Extraordinary CreativesChewing Gum and Cinematic Truths – A Rebellious Filmmaker’s Journey with John SmithIn this episode Ceri is joined by the incomparable John Smith—artist-filmmaker, mischievous narrator, cinematic magician. Over the past five decades, John has created more than 60 award-winning films, videos and installations that have screened in cinemas and museums around the world, from MoMA in New York to Tate Modern, and earned him honours including the Jarman Award and a Paul Hamlyn Foundation Award for Artists.
Often funny, always astute, his work reshapes how we see and hear the world. In this conversation, John shares how growing up in East London in the 50s and 60s fuelled his an...2025-07-141h 40
Extraordinary CreativesHow Creativity Activism is Tackling Climate Change with John Kenneth ParanadaFor this episode, Ceri is joined by British Filipino curator, writer and researcher John Kenneth Paranada. He bridges the worlds of art, science and other disciplines to shape global conversations around sustainability, resilience and regenerative practices. They unpack his journey and explore how art is mobilising change and the role institutions like the Sainsbury Centre can play in shaping climate consciousness. Get ready for an inspiring conversation about creativity activism and the courage to take a stand. KEY TAKEAWAYS The language of art is powerful, globally understood and moves people on an emotional level...2025-05-121h 04
Extraordinary CreativesHow to Create More Time To Do What You Love as a CreativeJoin Ceri for a short solo episode where she details how you can create more time to do what you love as a creative. KEY TAKEAWAYS Conduct a time audit: Where is your time actually being spent currently? Track your time in 30 minute chunks for 3 days and see where your time is going. Categorise your time and look at how you can prioritise differently and amend to free up more time for creativity. Use time blocking and be strict with this, schedule your creative time. You can even set certain days for creative time and ring...2025-02-0607 min
Extraordinary CreativesIntroducing Beat the Block Podcast Shorties – Your Weekly Creative KickstartI’ve been thinking a lot about how I can help more of you be braver, create the work you truly want to make, and stop second-guessing yourself. It feels urgent. So, I’m launching a new weekly short podcast episode called Beat the Block – a no-nonsense, straight-to-the-point shot of creative support. Each week, I’ll share three tips drawn from Donkey's years in the arts – learned from the incredible arts and business people I’ve worked with, interviewed, and coached, to the burning questions that come up daily inside my mastermind circles, membership and coaching sessions with artists...2025-02-0303 min
Extraordinary CreativesThe Feminist Laugh: Althea Greenan on Archives, Art, and ActivismJoin Ceri as she speaks with Althea Greenan, curator of the Women's Art Library at Goldsmiths. From slide libraries to digital archives, Althea shares her experiences and activism through preserving and championing women's art for over 30 years. This episode is an exploration of how archives can be living, breathing spaces that inspire movements and create change. Through personal anecdotes and revolutionary projects, Althea reveals how small acts of documentation can spark massive cultural shifts and why archives are not just about the past, but about building feminist futures. KEY TAKEAWAYS The Women's Art Library began as...2025-01-271h 47
Extraordinary CreativesPushing The Boundaries of Photography & Film with Catherine YassCeri interviews internationally acclaimed artist Catherine Yass, whose groundbreaking lens-based work pushes the boundaries of photography and film. The conversation explores her innovative techniques, including her distinctive method of layering negatives and positives, her relationship with architectural spaces, and her thoughts on time, failure, and resistance in art. This episode offers a fascinating glimpse into the mind of a Turner Prize nominee who continues to challenge conventional perspectives in contemporary art. KEY TAKEAWAYS Catherine discovered her signature blue colour through mistakes while learning to use a 5x4 camera, leading her to deliberately overlay negative and positive...2025-01-201h 30
Extraordinary CreativesCreating Inclusive Cultural Spaces: How Salma Tuqan is Transforming Arts Institution LeadershipIn this episode, Ceri talks about cultural curation with Salma Tuqan, Director of Nottingham Contemporary. From her early days at Art Dubai to influential roles at the V&A and beyond, Salma shares her views on how cultural institutions can evolve, adapt, and remain relevant in challenging times. Salma explores everything from collection strategies to institutional sustainability while highlighting the importance of collective effort and generosity in creating inclusive cultural spaces. KEY TAKEAWAYS Salma's leadership philosophy focuses on building collective effort, demonstrated through her work at Nottingham Contemporary where she leads a team of 70, prioritising collaborative...2025-01-131h 07
Extraordinary CreativesBuilding Authentic Artist Dealer Relationships with Lisa CooleyCeri talks with Lisa Cooley, a former New York gallerist turned art advisor. Lisa shares how she went from being an accidental gallery worker to running her own acclaimed Lower East Side gallery for nine years. With remarkable honesty, she discusses the challenges of managing a gallery through a recession, the toll on mental and physical health, and the complexities of artist-dealer relationships. Now working as an art advisor and launching a new podcast called Oko, Lisa gives her experiences and thoughts on relationship building, collecting, and navigating the art world's unspoken rules. KEY TAKEAWAYS Throughout...2025-01-061h 32
Extraordinary CreativesHow to Thrive in 2025: Your Questions AnsweredIn this special end of year solo episode, Ceri answers questions from her mastermind community members. From exhibition planning and pricing artwork to connecting with collectors and maintaining social media boundaries, she gives her expert advice from her extensive experience in the art world. KEY TAKEAWAYS When planning exhibitions, start with self-reflection about your goals and desired outcomes before engaging with collaborators or institutions. Consider what you want to optimise for, press coverage, commissions, or collector engagement? Price artwork based on market research and ecosystem participation rather than production costs or time invested. Research comparable works...2024-12-301h 05
Extraordinary CreativesBecoming a Fearless and Authentic Creative with Louise GrayCeri speaks with polymath Louise Gray, whose creative career spans textiles, fashion, costume, sound, and writing. Louise shares her experiences in fashion, textile design, and education, discussing her bold aesthetic choices, fearless approach to creativity, and commitment to authenticity. Her journey from establishing her own fashion label to teaching at Central Saint Martins, and currently venturing into new creative areas, provides insightful guidance for anyone on their own artistic journey. This discussion explores sustainability, the significance of creative freedom, and the necessity of staying authentic to your own values. KEY TAKEAWAYS Having grown up in rural...2024-12-231h 26
Extraordinary CreativesLady Skollie: Modern Cave Painter Redefining South African ArtCeri speaks with Lady Skollie, a bold South African artist who fearlessly challenges artistic conventions. From her early days at a specialist art school to becoming an internationally acclaimed painter, Lady Skollie shares her journey as a modern day cave painter and gives her experiences of gallery relationships, motherhood, and maintaining artistic integrity. Her original perspectives on the art world, cultural identity, and creative authenticity make this the perfect episode for anyone interested in the intersection of art, culture, and personal truth. KEY TAKEAWAYS Lady Skollie maintains creative freedom by creating physical distance from city centres...2024-12-161h 12
Extraordinary CreativesWhy Artists Can't Hide Their DNA and Need Community to Thrive with Jennifer HiggieIn this episode, Ceri speaks with Jennifer Higgie, whose evolution from painting lemons to shaping Frieze magazine spans more than two decades. She opens up about the realities of the art world, the necessity of creative discipline, and her mission to respect artists' work with authenticity. Through her shift from art critic to author uncovering hidden women artists in art history, Jennifer demonstrates what it takes to build and sustain a creative life. Her thoughts and experience of writing's emotional toll and the exposure of sharing creative work resonate deeply, while her practical experience serves as both a roadmap...2024-12-021h 17
Extraordinary CreativesInnovating Sound Design with Sound Artist Nick RyanCeri speaks with Nick Ryan, an Emmy and BAFTA award-winning sound artist who has revolutionised how we experience sound. From his early days experimenting in his garden shed to creating interactive radio dramas and transforming public spaces with sound installations, Nick's journey is all about creative evolution. Nick talks to Ceri about confidence, collaboration, and the importance of asking for help. The conversation reveals how his personal experiences, including early loss and bullying, shaped his innovative approach to sound art and his understanding of human connection through audio experiences. KEY TAKEAWAYS · Early experiences with materiality and exp...2024-11-111h 46
Extraordinary CreativesArtist Curator Gavin Wade: How Eastside Projects is Changing Birmingham's Art SceneCeri interviews Gavin Wade, the visionary artist curator behind Eastside Projects and Senior Research Fellow at Birmingham City University. From his early love of comics to founding one of the UK's most innovative art spaces, Gavin talks to Ceri about transforming the art world through collaborative practices. His story of creating a new kind of gallery space, winning a £120 million market redevelopment project, and maintaining artistic integrity while pushing boundaries is both inspiring and practical for anyone interested in making their creative mark. KEY TAKEAWAYS Gavin's approach to artist collaboration shows how repeated engagements over time c...2024-11-111h 49
The Cinematologists PodcastMusic FilmsIn our second episode of the season, we discuss Neil's superb, recently published book Music Films: Documentaries, Concert Films and Other Cinematic Representations of Popular Music.
We explore their significance, evolution, and the complexities surrounding their creation and reception, along with Neil's reflections on the challenges of writing for diverse audiences and the expectations of music fans. The conversation touches on the validity of music films in modern culture, the messiness of the genre, and the importance of representation, particularly regarding black artists and women in music. They also examine the ethical implications of music documentaries and...2024-09-261h 17
Extraordinary CreativesThe Rebel Painter Eleanor Moreton | The Hidden Taboo of Beautiful ArtCeri Hand interviews painter Eleanor Moreton, exploring her artistic journey from childhood to her current practice. Eleanor's rebel spirit, unique approach to creativity, and commitment to her craft shine through as she discusses her influences, challenges, and success. From navigating art school to finding her stride in painting, Eleanor's story is both inspiring and realistic, offering valuable lessons for artists at any stage of their career. KEY TAKEAWAYS Eleanor's upbringing in a suburban environment significantly influenced her artistic themes, particularly her interest in family life and the 1950s-60s era. Eleanor compares her artistic process to "...2024-09-021h 09
Everything Is ConnectedEverything is Connected: African Artists & Curators in the 60th edition of the Venice Biennale - Sir John Akomfrah RA in conversation with Folasade OlogunduduOn this final episode of Everything is Connected: African Artists & Curators in the 60th edition of the Venice Biennale, I'm joined by Sir John Akomfrah RA. Akomfrah is a Ghanaian-born British artist, writer, film director, screenwriter, theorist and curator. A pioneering filmmaker, Akomfrah creates multichannel video installations that critically examine the legacy of colonialism, the Black diaspora, and environmental degradation. Akomfrah weaves together original footage with archival material to create stirring, layered narratives that juxtapose personal and historical memory, past and present, and environmental and human crises. This year, Akomfrah was commissioned by the British Council to represent Great B...2024-08-2226 min
NKATA: Art and ProcessesEP15: "The garment of the present is always stitched by cloths and threads from a variety of elsewheres" – Nkata with John AkomfrahSend us a textIn this thought-provoking episode, host Emeka Okereke sits down with the visionary Ghanaian-born British artist and filmmaker John Akomfrah. Akomfrah is renowned for his groundbreaking contributions to contemporary art and film, where his work poignantly explores themes of memory, post-colonialism, and the lived experiences of migrant diasporas across the globe.The conversation delves into Akomfrah’s illustrious career, beginning with his pivotal role as a founding member of the Black Audio Film Collective in 1982. The collective’s debut film, Handsworth Songs (1986), marked a significant moment in British cinema. It examined the 1985 riot...2024-08-1958 min
NkataEP15: “The garment of the present is always stitched by cloths and threads from a variety of elsewheres” – Nkata with John AkomfrahIn this thought-provoking episode, host Emeka Okereke sits down with the visionary Ghanaian-born British artist and filmmaker John Akomfrah. Akomfrah is renowned for his groundbreaking contributions to contemporary art and film, where his work poignantly explores themes of memory, post-colonialism, and the lived experiences of migrant diasporas across the globe. The conversation delves into Akomfrah’s...2024-08-1958 minNkataEP15: “The garment of the present is always stitched by cloths and threads from a variety of elsewheres” – Nkata with John AkomfrahIn this thought-provoking episode, host Emeka Okereke sits down with the visionary Ghanaian-born British artist and filmmaker John Akomfrah. Akomfrah is renowned for his groundbreaking contributions to contemporary art and film, where his work poignantly explores themes of memory, post-colonialism, and the lived experiences of migrant diasporas across the globe. The conversation delves into Akomfrah’s...2024-08-1958 min
P1 KulturÅrets stora Cannes-snackis – Trump-filmen väcker blandade känslorFörhandssnackisen i Cannes, The Apprentice av Ali Abbasi, har visats och även om reaktionerna var blandade, är intresset stort detta amerikanska valår. Filmen handlar trots allt om Trump. P1 Kultur är på plats och rapporterar! Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. Ali Abbasi, den dansk-iranska filmregissören – som också har rötter i Sverige – ligger bakom filmer som till exempel ”Gräns” och ”Holy spider”. Hans nya film, ”The Apprentice” om den unga Donald Trump har väckt mycket uppmärksamhet redan före premiären och i måndags var det så dags för den första visni...2024-05-2254 min
P1 Kultur ReportageJohn Akomfrah gifter samman miljökrisen med rasism på VenedigbiennalenDet är alltid bäst att börja i källaren om man ska prata om Storbritanniens människor och historia. Det säger Sir John Akomfrah om sin utställning på årets Venedigbiennal till P1 Kulturs Cecilia Blomberg. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. ”Listening All Night To The Rain” så heter Sir John Akomfrahs utställning i Storbritanniens paviljong på årets Venedigbiennal, producerad av British Council. Där återkommer han till ämnen som migration, rasism och klimatkrisen. En utställning som är en resa genom rum fyllda med videoskärmar inspirerade av renässans altartavlor...2024-05-2217 min
Talk ArtCork Street Galleries with Louisa Buck#AD - New Talk Art special episode! We meet legendary art critic Louisa Buck for a tour of Cork Street Galleries, to visit galleries including Alison Jacques, Tiwani Contemporary, Frieze No.9 Cork St, Waddington Custot, Goodman Gallery, Stephen Friedman, Marianne Holtermann and Flowers Gallery. We discover their current exhibitions but also explore the history of this iconic art street in London’s W1.London Gallery Weekend, the biggest gallery weekend event in the world, returns for its fourth edition from Friday 31 May to Sunday 2 June 2024 uniting the city’s network of world-class galleries for a three-day prog...2024-05-2157 min
The Art ShowJohn Akomfrah at the Venice Biennale + mentors in art and life + Zeno SworderDaniel meets the British filmmaker and artist Sir John Akomfrah, who is representing the UK at the Venice Biennale with his work Listening All Night to Rain.Mentors can have many guises. For Miriwoong artist Jan Griffiths, Tiwi artist Johnathon World Peace Bush and Gomeroi Yinarr artist Sophie Honess, they each chose someone who could offer them artistic guidance as well as cultural knowledge. The resulting works were commissioned by the National Gallery of Victoria for a show called My Country.Producer Stacy Gougoulis visits the home studio of children's book illustrator Zeno Sworder, whose book My...2024-05-1554 min
I Hope This Message Finds You WellI Hope This Message Finds You Well, Clémentine Deliss (S3/Ep5)In the fifth episode of the season we talked to Dr. Clémentine Deliss who works across the borders of contemporary art, critical anthropology, curatorial practice, and publishing. We talked about her curatorial beginnings and significant projects in her professional trajectory as an “artist to artist” curator. We also discussed her take on the exhibition that foregrounds and reflects a “conceptual intimacy”, where non-didactic learning, visual thinking and juxtapositions take center stage.
Dr. Clémentine Deliss is Global Humanities Professor in History of Art, University of Cambridge, and Associate Curator at KANAL-Centre Pompidou in Brussels, where she runs the “Metabolic Museum-Unive...2024-05-101h 18
Dossiersfrieze | The Disenchanting World of John AkomfrahWe discuss the challenges of representing the UK at the Venice Biennale with the artist in his north London studio.
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A Black History of Art Presents: A Shared GazeJohn AkomfrahA conversation with pioneering Ghanaian-born British artist, John Akomfrah on the occasion of his commission for the British Pavilion, at the 60th Venice Biennale. Akomfrah discusses early childhood memories in both Ghana and the UK, his love of filmmaking as a medium, and his experience with national representation at the Venice Biennale, having been part of the Ghanaian pavilion in 2015, and now being the sole artist to represent Britain in 2024. This episode also features a conversation with the brilliant curator of Listening All Night to The Rain, Tarini Malik.This episode was recorded at the British Pavilion...2024-05-0522 min
SET Radio presents: All Purpose FillaEpisode 3: Chloée Maugile & Maria MahfoozWe’re excited to share the third episode of “All Purpose Filla” a new podcast from SET Radio!In this series, we will record conversations between people who are in some way linked to SET. We want to capture the feeling of a studio visit, while allowing artists and friends to share their experience and talk about their work. Through these conversations, we hope to eventually create an organic document encompassing SET’s wider artistic communities.This episode features artists Chloée Maugile and Maria Mahfooz in conversation discussing artistic practices, inspirations, friendship and MORE.2024-04-241h 08
ShadeVenice Biennale Special: Sir John Akomfrah interviewWelcome to the first of our episodes from the 60th International Art Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia.Today, I am delighted to hand the mic to my dear friend the arts writer Dale Berning Sawa, who met with John Akomfrah at the preview of The British Council commission Listening All Night To The Rain. You'll also hear from me in this episode and Dale shares a reflection on her first Venice experience and conversation with the artist on this special occasion. You can also enjoy Dale's review of Listening All Night To The Rain and...2024-04-2130 min
Talk ArtJohn Akomfrah and Tarini Malik, presented by BurberryTalk Art live at the Venice Biennale, presented by Burberry. Recorded at the St Regis Library, we meet leading artist Sir John Akomfrah CBE RA and Tarini Malik, the curator of the British pavilion 2024.The British Council is delighted to present Listening All Night To The Rain by John Akomfrah at the 60th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia 2024.The exhibition runs from 20 April to 24 November 2024.Exploring post-colonialism, environmental devastation and the politics of aesthetics, Listening All Night To The Rain is Akomfrah’s boldest and most ambitious co...2024-04-191h 15
The Week in ArtVenice Biennale specialWe are back in Venice for the latest edition of the biggest biennial in the world of art. The 60th Venice Biennale comprises an international exhibition featuring more than 300 artists, dozens of national pavilions in the Giardini—the gardens at the eastern end of the city—and the Arsenale—the historic shipyards of the Venetian Republic—and host of official collateral exhibitions and other shows and interventions across Venice. The Art Newspaper’s contemporary art correspondent, Louisa Buck, editor-at-large Jane Morris and host Ben Luke review the international exhibition, Foreigners Everywhere/Stranieri Ovunque, curated by the Brazilian artistic director, Adriano Pe...2024-04-191h 53
Front RowSir John Akomfrah, bicentenary of Byron's death and sped-up musicLord Byron died 200 years ago on Friday. Lady Caroline Lamb described him as 'mad, bad and dangerous to know'. Fiona Stafford has edited Byron's Travels, a new selection of his poems, letters and journals. He was only 36 when he died, but had written seven volumes of verse, thirteen volumes of journal and thousands of letters. The poet A. E. Stallings, who lives in Greece, where Byron died while supporting the Greek struggle for independence - and Fiona Stafford, join Tom Sutcliffe to celebrate this great, scandalous and very funny Romantic poet.We talk about the sped-up music...2024-04-1641 min
Electronic Beats WeeklyKelela in Conversation: RAVEN era, staying offline, building communityAs a queer, black, female artist working with everyone from Solange to PinkPantheress, Swarovski to Ferragamo, Kelela has been pushing boundaries on representation in music and fashion since the early 2010s. After disappearing from the public and taking an extended social media hiatus, Kelela reemerged in 2023 with the critically acclaimed album RAVEN. Her sound dances at the intersection of R&B and electronic dance music. However, her work remains unapologetic in the way it honors the black roots of club music and culture.In conversation with The Week host Kikelomo, Kelela dives into her approach of...2024-04-0451 min
EMPIRE LINESHabitat, Taloi Havini (2017) (EMPIRE LINES x Artes Mundi 10, National Museum of Wales, Chapter, MOSTYN)Artist - and winner of Artes Mundi 10 - Taloi Havini mines connections between extractive industries in the Pacific Islands, and Wales. documenting the environmental damage caused by colonial, and patriarchal, relations with land, in Habitat (2017).
The Panguna copper mine in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea was the largest in the world when it first opened in 1972. Run by the Australian mining company, Conzinc Riotinto, it symbolises how legacies of extraction - in colonialism, and contemporary capitalism - are often entangled. Born in Bougainville, and now based in Brisbane, Taloi Havini’s own multidisciplinary artistic practice is informed by he...2024-02-0818 min
EMPIRE LINESThe Black Triangle, Armet Francis (1969) (EMPIRE LINES x Autograph)Photographer Armet Francis documents African diasporic cultures across ‘The Black Triangle’, and captures the co-founding of the Association of Black Photographers in London, now Autograph ABP, 35 years ago.
For over four decades, Jamaican-British photographer Armet Francis has taken portraits that celebrate the resilience and survival of African diasporic cultures. Having immigrated with his family as a young child in the 1950s, he was part of the post-Windrush generation, acutely aware of his ‘cultural displacement’ and ‘political alienation’ as the only Black child in his school in London Docklands. Drawing on the transatlantic slave trade route, between Africa, the Americas...2023-12-2815 min
Miss Despoina Audio DatabaseMiss Despoina Audio Database: kitRadio_John Eshun & Akomfrah in conversation_13.3-2016"kitRadio_John Eshun & Akomfrah in conversation_13.3-2016" from archive.org was assembled into the "Miss Despoina Audio Database" podcast by Fourble.
Episode 17 of 39.2023-12-1900 minMiss Despoina Audio DatabaseMiss Despoina Audio Database: kitRadio_John Akomfrah_Artist Talk_15.3-2016"kitRadio_John Akomfrah_Artist Talk_15.3-2016" from archive.org was assembled into the "Miss Despoina Audio Database" podcast by Fourble.
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EMPIRE LINESArcadia, John Akomfrah (2023) (EMPIRE LINES at 100 x The Box, Sharjah Biennial 15)For EMPIRE LINES’ 100th episode, we join artist and filmmaker John Akomfrah to journey the Columbian Exchange, connecting continents from the 15th century, and contemporary port cities from Plymouth to Sharjah and Venice.
The Columbian Exchange refers to the widespread transfer of plants, animals, goods, and people between the Americas, Afro-Eurasia and Europe - or the ‘Old’ and ‘New World’ - since the 1400s. With five screens, Arcadia considers these layered, overlapping journeys, travelling across stormy seas and sublime, epic landscapes. But these histories are also ‘interrupted’ with symbolic images of trade, disease, and smallpox, highlighting the fatal, often ‘genocidal’, natu...2023-12-0713 min
Latitudes PodcastOn Blackness and Beauty with Ekow EshunIn Episode 9 of the Latitudes Podcast, host Refiloe Mpakanyane talks to Ekow Eshun; a British writer, journalist, broadcaster and curator, about his abiding penchant for doing the difficult (and sometimes agonising) in order to spark meaningful conversations in audiences. A thoughtful and considered conversationalist, Ekow reflects on a multifaceted and impactful career that has spanned magazines, books, curating and broadcasting. He credits curiosity and a search for new ways of seeing and representation as the drive behind his work. We explore Ekow’s career highlights, his most recent offerings – think In The Black Fantastic - and look ahea...2023-12-0641 minThe Cinematologists PodcastBONUS: Toby Amies in the Court of the Crimson KingIn this special bonus, to tide you over before we are back with full, regular episodes in the run-up to year's end, Neil talks to filmmaker Toby Amies about his stunning music film In The Court of the Crimson King: King Crimson at 50.
The conversation coincides with the film's release on streaming platforms following a critically lauded festival and cinema run. Thanks to Toby for taking the time to talk to us.
Elsewhere Neil recommends John Akomfrah's incredible new film (installation) Arcadia, at The Box in Plymouth, and the arrival of the wonderful music film Apoc...2023-12-0458 min
University of Minnesota PressGramsci at SeaIn Gramsci at Sea, author Sharad Chari asks how the environmental crisis of the oceans is linked to legacies of capitalism and imperialism across and within the oceans. Chari reads Antonio Gramsci as a thinker of the oceanic crisis, drawing on the philosopher’s prison notes and questions concerning waves of imperial power in the inter-war oceans of his time. Here, Chari is joined in conversation with Charne Lavery, Melissa Marschke, and Philippe Le Billon.Sharad Chari is associate professor of geography and critical theory at the University of California, Berkeley. He is author of Gramsci at Se...2023-09-1938 min
Cerebral Women Art Talks PodcastAyana V. JacksonEp.167 features Ayana V. Jackson, (b. 1977 in East Orange, New Jersey; lives and works between Brooklyn, NY and Johannesburg, South Africa) she uses archival impulses to assess the impact of the colonial gaze on the history of photography. By using her lens to deconstruct 19th and early 20th century portraiture, Jackson questions photography’s authenticity and role in perpetuating socially relevant and stratified identities.
Jackson’s practice maps the ethical considerations and relationships between the photographer, subject, and viewer, in turn exploring themes around race, gender and reproduction. Her work examines myths of the Black diaspora and re-stages colonial archival images as...2023-09-1324 min
The Sachairi & Peaches Show with Adrian Mata & Emma SettlesYour Sidekick Has Arrived: Nimona's Unique JourneyFollowing his trip to the Washington, DC area, Adrian rejoins Emma as they share about the latter's new internship and other life updates, and the former's aforementioned vacation in the DMV (DC, Maryland and Virginia). Afterwards, they dive into the Netflix animated film, Nimona, and discuss about its unique journey throughout the film and behind the scenes, and Adrian shares his thoughts about Ghanaian-British artist and filmmaker John Akomfrah's installation, Purple, currently showing at the Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum.
This week's discussion on Nimona contains themes which contain thoughts and depictions of self-harm and suicide. Help is available...2023-08-042h 08
Too OpinionatedToo Opinionated Interview: Francis Anne SolomanA trailblazer in the film and television industry, Frances-Anne Solomon was born in England of Trinidadian parents. She was raised and educated in the Caribbean and Canada before moving to Great Britain where she built a successful career in the 1990's with the BBC as a TV Drama Producer and Executive Producer. Productions included Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon by John Maybury and Speak Like a Child by John Akomfrah, both of which she executive produced for the BBC. She also produced and directed films and television programs through her production company...2023-07-2631 min
The Gallery CompanionReading the Riot ArtShortlisted for the Independent Podcast Awards 2023. This episode explores how artists have represented ideas about civil unrest and rioting. I discuss the recent protests about police brutality and harassment in the Parisian suburbs that quickly escalated into violence. And I consider recent academic research on what riots can tell us about what's going wrong in society and what we need to put right. I look at the work of three contemporary artists: the French street artist JR, whose collaborative work with young suburban Parisians has been challenging entrenched perceptions; the British film-maker John Akomfrah, whose 1986 documentary Handsworth Songs about...2023-07-0516 min
The Gallery CompanionReading the Riot ArtShortlisted for the Independent Podcast Awards 2023. This episode explores how artists have represented ideas about civil unrest and rioting. I discuss the recent protests about police brutality and harassment in the Parisian suburbs that quickly escalated into violence. And I consider recent academic research on what riots can tell us about what's going wrong in society and what we need to put right. I look at the work of three contemporary artists: the French street artist JR, whose collaborative work with young suburban Parisians has been challenging entrenched perceptions; the British film-maker John Akomfrah, whose 1986 documentary Handsworth Songs about...2023-07-0516 min
Cerebral Women Art Talks PodcastThomas Jean LaxEp.158 features Thomas (T.) Jean Lax, Curator, Department of Media and Performance at The Museum of Modern Art. T. is a writer and curator specializing in Black art and performance.
They recently prepared the exhibition Just Above Midtown: 1974 to the Present (2022) with Lilia Rocio Taboada in collaboration with JAM’s founder, Linda Goode Bryant. Their other collaboratively organized exhibitions at MoMA include Judson Dance Theater: The Work Is Never Done (2018), with Ana Janevski and Martha Joseph; the Projects Series for emerging artists, co-led with Lanka Tattersall; Unfinished Conversations (2017), inspired by John Akomfrah’s installation on the cultural theorist Stuart Hall; and...2023-06-2826 min
Biennial BytesEp 4: John Akomfrah — Memory and TerrainHow is the social sphere linked to the ecological? What are the ways in which radical politics can be expressed in cinematic language? To find out, listen to this episode, recorded on the occasion of Sharjah Biennial 15, where John Akomfrah is in conversation with SB15 curator Hoor Al Qasimi. In Sharjah, Akomfrah installed three works (all 2023) —Arcadia, a multi-screen film about the violence of historical and economic systems, Becoming Wind, a five-channel video called that references the myth of the garden of Eden, and Wounding Light a series of images called that combines landscape photography wit...2023-04-1831 min
The Climate DailyJersey City Girl Scout Troop Boycotts Cookie Sales Protesting Unsustainable Palm Oil Usage, John Akomfrah’s “Purple” Now at DC's Hirshorn, The Climate Daily Reforestation Campaign!Jersey City Girl Scout troop boycotts cookie sales protesting unsustainable palm oil usage, plus John Akomfrah’s “Purple” now at DC's Hirshorn, and The Climate Daily reforestation campaign!2023-04-1108 min
TFV NetworkNoir 360: Floyd WebbRashid Bahati presents his conversation with Floyd Webb, a filmmaker and founder/curator of Blacknuss.tv. We discuss Floyd's extensive experience in the film industry, which includes being the associate producer of the award-winning film "Daughters of the Dust" (1992), directed by Julie Dash. He was also the Chicago producer of the American Masters film, "The World of Nat King Cole" (2006). In our conversation, Floyd shares his journey in the film industry and the challenges that he faced as a Black filmmaker. We also chat about his work as a producer and consultant on several documentaries, including the 50th Anniversary...2023-04-0644 min
TFV NetworkNoir 360: Floyd WebbRashid Bahati presents his conversation with Floyd Webb, a filmmaker and founder/curator of Blacknuss.tv. We discuss Floyd's extensive experience in the film industry, which includes being the associate producer of the award-winning film "Daughters of the Dust" (1992), directed by Julie Dash. He was also the Chicago producer of the American Masters film, "The World of Nat King Cole" (2006).
In our conversation, Floyd shares his journey in the film industry and the challenges that he faced as a Black filmmaker. We also chat about his work as a producer and consultant on several...2023-04-0644 minFront RowArtist John Akomfrah, Oscar Nominations, Arts Council England respondsJohn Akomfrah was announced today as the artist chosen to represent the UK at the next Venice Biennale - the world's biggest contemporary art exhibition. Known for his films and video installations exploring racial injustice, colonial legacies, migration and climate change, he discusses why watching a Tarkovsky film as a teenager opened his mind to the possibilities of art. Film critics Jason Solomon and Leila Latif discuss the nominations for this year's Oscars, which are led by Everything Everywhere All At Once, The Banshees of Inisherin, and All Quiet of the Western Front. Darren Henley...2023-01-2442 min
Cerebral Women Art Talks PodcastKimberli GantEp.134 features Kimberli Gant, the Curator of Modern & Contemporary Art at the Brooklyn Museum of Art. She was previously the McKinnon Curator of Modern & Contemporary Art at the Chrysler Museum in Norfolk, VA, and has also worked as the Mellon Doctoral Fellow at the Newark Museum, and Director of Exhibitions at the Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Art (MoCADA).
She has curated numerous exhibitions and gallery reinstallations including Black Orpheus: Jacob Lawrence & the Mbari Club (2022), Journey’s Across the Border: U.S. & Mexico (2021-22), Tuan Andrew Nguyen: The Boat People (2021), Brendan Fernandes: Bodily Forms (2020), and John Akomfrah: Tropikos (2019). Gant received he...2023-01-0433 min
Watershed PodcastNovember 2022 Cinema PodcastThis month our Cinema Curator explores all things Arcadia and beyond with musician / sonic explorer Adrian Utley and UWE MA Curation placement Steph Read.Mark discusses Adrian's creative process and later live performance of the score written by him and Will Gregory for Paul wright's archival experimental 2017 film Arcadia at St. George's and Steph's curated season at Watershed, Out of Arcadia, including Andrew Kotting's Gallivant and John Akomfrah's The Nine Muses.2022-10-2730 min
A brush with...A brush with... John AkomfrahBen Luke talks to John Akomfrah about his influences—including writers, musicians, film-makers and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life and work.Akomfrah was born in Accra, Ghana, in 1957 but has been based in London since he was a child. From his early years with the Black Audio Film Collective to his recent works as a solo artist, he has explored major issues—including racial injustice, colonialist legacies, diasporic identities, migration and climate change—through a distinctive approach to memory and history. First shown on television and in the cinema...2022-10-051h 13
Sound PropositionsEpisode 20: PLAUSIBLE DENIABILITY - with Speaker Music [replay]DeForrest Brown, Jr. (aka Speaker Music) is a media-theorist, curator, and self-described rhythmanalyst. While he’s been based in NYC for the better part of the last decade, he was born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama, which also happens to be where Sun Ra first landed on Earth. Brown’s just-released book, Assembling a Black Counter Culture, traces the cycles of American history through the Great Migrations from the Deep South to the industrial centers of the north and back again. In this episode, Brown discusses his profound sense of future shock, the meaning of rhythmanalysis, and the making of B...2022-09-151h 02
New Books in ArtSelene Wendt, "Beyond the Door of No Return: Confronting Hidden Colonial Histories Through Contemporary Art" (The Africa Institute and Skira, 2021)In Beyond the Door of No Return: Confronting Hidden Colonial Histories through Contemporary Art (The Africa Institute and Skira, 2021), art historian and curator Selene Wendt presents lesser-known tales of anticolonial defiance in artworks and marginal histories worldwide. The artists featured in this book create compelling narratives that shed light on the entangled colonial histories that connect Europe, Africa, the Caribbean and the Americas. Collectively, these artists provide crucial insight into some of the lesser-known aspects of colonial history, such as Norwegian involvement in the transatlantic slave trade. They describe the lives of freedom fighters such as Venus Johannes, Mary Tho...2022-08-191h 05
CHANEL ConnectsMore Than Human: Anicka Yi & John AkomfrahArtist Anicka Li expands the boundaries of art with work that explores biology, technology, and the merging of the two. Anicka connects with pioneering artist and filmmaker John Akomfrah whose latest film was described by critics as “the most haunting, wrenching new work of art I’ve seen so far this decade…”. In this episode, Diane Solway, Head of Arts and Culture Programs at CHANEL, moderates a conversation between both artists as they explore if we are more than human, how artists can contribute to important societal issues, the meaning behind John’s film Five Murmurations, major disasters when preparing e...2022-06-1038 min
Glocal CitizensEpisode 116: From Polyglot, to Professor, Policy Advisor to Art Patron with Ekua Yankah Part 2International Women's Day Greetings Glocal Citizens!
Did you know IWD was first celebrated in 1911? Commemoration of the date was the outgrowth of the suggestion by Clara Zetkin, a communist activist and advocate for women's rights at the International Conference of Working Women in Copenhagen in 1910. It was first celebrated 1911 in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland.
For this 111th IWD and in the spirit of advocacy and empowerment, my guest is, and continues to be a woman to watch. She's a thought leader in international development with a passion for young people, health and innovation in Sub-Saharan...2022-03-1534 min
Glocal CitizensEpisode 115: From Polyglot, to Professor, Policy Advisor to Art Patron with Ekua Yankah Part 1International Women's Day Greetings Glocal Citizens!
Did you know IWD was first celebrated in 1911? Commemoration of the date was the outgrowth of the suggestion by Clara Zetkin, a communist activist and advocate for women's rights at the International Conference of Working Women in Copenhagen in 1910. It was first celebrated 1911 in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland.
For this 111th IWD and in the spirit of advocacy and empowerment, my guest is, and continues to be a woman to watch. She's a thought leader in international development with a passion for young people, health and innovation in Sub-Saharan...2022-03-0829 min
Movies Movies MoviesFireflies: Visions Inside Laura DernInland Empire + Family: Visions of a Shared Humanity To belatedly celebrate the release of another exciting book by our heroes at Fireflies press we are reviewing one of our all time favourite films David Lynch and Laura Dern's Inland Empire and Melissa Anderson's monograph about the film. We also spotlight the generous video art curation on offer at AGNSW Family: Visions of a Shared Humanity featuring work by John Akomfrah, Garrett Bradley, Stan Douglas, Theaster Gates, Arthur Jafa, Kahlil Joseph, Isaac Julien, Steve McQueen and Carrie Mae Weems. It's so fun being back in the studio getting...2022-01-2720 min
Vision(s)VISION #27 — LAURA HENNOLa première fois que je rencontre Laura Henno, c’est à l’occasion de la visite de presse de sa nouvelle exposition, fin 2021, intitulée Radical Devotion, à la galerie Nathalie Obadia. J’arrive l’un des premiers. Je suis directement frappé par ces tirages de diverses formes, certains sont très grands, d’autres sont assemblés comme des polyptiques. Et ces photographies, la plupart du temps mises en scène, dégagent une certaine tension, notamment par le regard souvent frontal des sujets. Le temps semble s’être arrêté. L’artiste expose ici sa série encore en cours sur Slab City, « l...2022-01-2647 min
InterdependenceThe Cold War For Information Technology with former Director of Iskra Delta Janez Skrubej In conjunction with this years Ljubljana Biennial of Graphic Arts titled "Iskra Delta "curated by Tjaša Pogačar we interviewed Janez Skrubej, the author of "The Cold War For Information Technology: the Inside Story". Inside indeed, as Janez was the former CEO of Iskra Delta, a major contender on the world stage for not only personal computers, but also large scale networked IT systems. Based within Tito’s Yugoslavia it was caught in the crosshairs in the cold war, working between the US, Soviet Union, China, and India, with each corresponding intelligence agency pushing their own agenda...2021-10-271h 18The Climate DailyCelebrating Amazon Rainforest Day on September 5th, Climate Change Artist John Akomfrah, Turning Waste Heat Into Clean Energy, Meet Solum, Paving Spain's Streets with Solar Panels!Celebrating Amazon Rainforest Day on September 5th, plus climate change Artist, John Akomfrah. Turning waste heat into clean energy, and meet Solum, paving Spain's streets with solar panels!2021-09-0308 min
Climate Crisis CultureFacing Climate Fear“The world that we talked about that we're so fearful of - yes that is happening but it doesn't need to be what we imagine. This fear of the future really gets me because what could be the future could be so amazing! Our lives don't need to be less than or deemed shit in comparison to what we had. And the world we could live in could be SO enriching and SO amazing but how do we communicate that? How do we get society to understand that by transitioning to this world that is better for the planet, we...2021-09-021h 05
Archival Revival: Camera Original Conversations on Black LifeTEASER TRAILERArchival Revival is Scribe Video Center’s podcast and radio series, drawn from extended interviews, oral histories and presentations recorded over four decades. Many explore the rich history of the African-American life and political struggle including unedited interviews with historians John Henrik Clarke, Herbert Apetheker; renowned filmmakers John Akomfrah and Julie Dash; former Philadelphia mayor W. Wilson Goode; DuBois Williams Irvin, granddaughter of Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois; attorney Charisse Lillie; and Cecilia Hare Kelly, part of the first group of Black women to serve in World War II. This media project emerged out of the pa...2021-07-2401 min
NKATA: Dots of ThoughtsEP13: To Organise a place as if it was a photograph – with Eric GyamfiSend us a textEric Gyamfi (1990, Ghana) is a visual artist working with and within photography. This podcast conversation was induced by the inclusion of his work in the book, Africa State of Mind: Contemporary Photography Re-imagines A Continent “by Ekow Eshun. Rightfully so, the conversation build’s on Eshun’s central premise of focusing on photographers/works that fall within the 21st-century timeframe. Eric Gyamfi’s work, although beautifully photogenic, accounts for processes outside and beyond the frame. He considers the photographic medium as a space to be unravelled. Thus when, in the podcast, he says “beyond wan...2021-07-221h 04
Sound PropositionsEpisode 20: PLAUSIBLE DENIABILITY - with Speaker MusicDeForrest Brown, Jr. is a media-theorist, curator, and self-described rhythmanalyst. He releases digital audio as Speaker Music and under his own name. While he’s been based in NYC for the better part of the last decade, he was born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama, which also happens to be where Sun Ra first landed on Earth. Brown’s upcoming book, Assembling a Black Counter Culture, traces the cycles of American history through the Great Migrations from the Deep South to the industrial centers of the north and back again. In this episode, Brown discusses his profound sense of futur...2021-07-021h 02
The Bad Vibes ClubOn Adam Curtis Part Five: With Andrea and Oscar FranckeMatt, Andrea and Oscar discuss episode Five of Adam Curtis’ new series ‘Can’t Get You Out of my Head’. References:John Akomfrah in conversation - https://www.lissongallery.com/studio/john-akomfrah-tina-campt-saidiya-hartmanC Thi Ngueyn - The Seductions of Clarity - https://philpapers.org/rec/NGUTSO-2Maryam Tafakory's video essay Irani Bag - https://watch.eventive.org/monographs/play/6021b3a8555932006e2111b0Riar Rizaldi Ghosts Like Us - http://rizaldiriar.com/ghostus.htmlBlack Power: a British Story of Resistance - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programm...2021-04-0742 min
The WellTHE DROP – Part 9Anson & Branan take time between seasons to discuss all the things they’ve been reading, hearing and seeing.
In Episode number 9 of THE DROP we discuss: QUEEN’S GAMBIT and Anya Taylor-Joy’s eyeballs , Bryan Fogel’s THE DISSIDENT, Netflix’ series of lockdown shorts, HOMEMADE, Darius Marder’s SOUND OF METAL, HBO’s The Lady and the Dale, The educational streaming platform Curiosity Stream , The Afrofuturism collection on the Criterion channel featuring John’s Coney’s whacked-out Space is the Place YouTube Link) starring Sun Ra and John Akomfrah’s inventive documentary The Last Angel of History (YouTube Link), Ramin Bahrani’s...2021-03-2157 min
BFC Fashion ForumTracking the impact of politics on fashion and cultureHoor Al Qasimi, creative director of Qasimi and president and director of Sharjah Art Foundation, speaks to her friend John Akomfrah CBE, the artist and film-maker, about social responsibility in art and culture, and how it can relate to fashion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2021-01-2733 min
Lado BlackLado Black #105 • The Last Angel of History, com Hector Sousa
SA-RA-VÁ
Uma das obras essenciais para compreender o afrofuturismo, The Last Angel of History (O Último Anjo da História) é uma obra de John Akomfrah que mistura ficção e documentário. O filme é narrado por um personagem, um Ladrão de Dados, que através de fragmentos da história conta sobre o papel de pessoas negras na ficção. Para isso ele trás escritores, músicos e críticos negros como Octavia Butler, Dj Spooky, Nichelle Nichols, Kodwo Eshun, Ismael Reed e outros. Para destrinchar esta obra Paula Fepher, John Razen e Rafael Chino convidam Hector...2020-12-282h 15
Appleton PodcastEpisódio 18 - "Balaclava Noir" - Conversa com João Chaves A Balaclava Noir nasceu para trabalhar com a arte e com os artistas.A partir de uma fusão entre o bazar do Vídeo, fundado em 1985 e dedicado ao comércio de material audiovisual e a OPTEC (Sociedade Optica Técnica), nasce para expandir o ramo de actuação para a produção cinematográfica, aluguer de equipamento, formação, produção de eventos.A Balaclava Noir conta com uma equipa especializada, dinâmica e sensível às necessidades do artista e aos requisitos técnicos de uma peça ou instalação, liderada por um director técn...2020-10-301h 16
Na SalaCinema antirracistaCom as situações atuais de discussão social, a Marcela e a Juliana recebem os realizadores Ana Caroline Brito, Bethânia Maia, Bruno Victor e Marcus Azevedo para discutir representação de pessoas pretas no cinema.
Eles discutem como a arte reflete as dores e as belezas das diferentes culturas de pessoas negras. Desde os momentos de leveza e diversão, até os piores sofrimentos históricos. E como artistas atuais devem tratar disso em seus filmes.
Entre os tópicos, discutem:
- Fartura, de Yasmin Tainá
- Ó Paí, Ó, de Monique Garden...2020-06-241h 11
Decolonization in Action PodcastS2E8 I don't center dominationIn this episode, edna bonhomme interviews Hiba Ali and they discuss COVID-19, multimedia performance art, surveillance, global shipping, Amazon, and modes of healing. Hiba Ali is a digital artist, educator, scholar, DJ, experimental music producer and curator based across Chicago, IL, Austin, TX, and Toronto, ON. Her performances and videos concern surveillance, womxn of colour, and labour. She conducts reading groups addressing digital media and workshops with open-source technology. She is a PhD candidate in Cultural Studies at Queens University, Kingston, Canada. She has presented her work in Chicago, Stockholm, Toronto, New York, Istanbul, São Paulo, Detroit, Dubai, Austin, V...2020-06-0536 min
Broadcast NewswrapBroadcast Newswrap #7 Black Lives MatterIn this special edition of the Broadcast Newswrap, the team analyse the impact of the tragic death of George Floyd, and the subsequent response of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Pioneering film-maker John Akomfrah spoke to international editor John Elmes to discuss how now is the time for the sector to really act and push for radical change.
Senior reporter Max Goldbart is then joined by reporter Desiree Ibekwe and editor-in-chief Chris Curtis to drill deeper into the situation with diversity and inclusion, considering what broadcasters and indies alike can do to instigate a true sh...2020-06-0523 min
The No Proscenium PodcastEpisode 242: Shawn TaylorStory Engineer Shawn Taylor, a founding author of www.thenerdsofcolor.org, and a founding organizer of the Black Comix Arts Festival, first hit my radar at the 2019 IDS thanks to Mikhael Tara Garver. Shawn brought a perspective that was rooted in pluralism and the power of story to move people to action... and at that moment I knew I had to get him on the show/get him back on our stage. Well, 2020 is being all 2020, so the chance to get him on the stage was taken from us for now, but we still find a way via the newly m...2020-03-271h 22
Topically Yours with guest Dread Scott (slave revolt)Host Deardra Shuler talks with artist Dread Scott regarding his 6 year project in collaboration with John Akomfrah, Ghanaian-British artist, filmmaker, and writer on the Slave Rebellion Reenactment. Jointly they created the film documentation of a performance that includes hundreds of local community members in New Orleans who start in the River Parishes of New Orleans on Nov. 8, and for 2 days November 8-9, reenact a 26-mile Slave Rebellion that will end in Congo Square at an event featuring music and dance from community artists including trombonist Delfeayo Marsalis, rapper Truth Universal and the Kumbuka African Drum & Dance Collective. In 1811, those who hoped...2019-11-2042 min
The Week in ArtTop of the Pods: video art in the spotlightIn this latest episode looking back at the 200 interviews we've done over the past two years, we bring together discussions with three masters of video art: Ragnar Kjartansson, John Akomfrah and Chris Marclay. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2019-08-0941 min
LitSciPod: The Literature and Science PodcastEpisode 5 - Epigenetics, Race, Activism Episode 5: Epigenetics, Race, Activism
Or, Who are we and what do we think we’re doing?
Produced by: Catherine Charlwood (@DrCharlwood) and Laura Ludtke (@lady_electric)
Music composed and performed by Gareth Jones
Laura and Catherine are joined by a special guest: Dr Lara Choksey (@larachoksey), postdoctoral research associate at the Wellcome Centre for Cultures and Environments of Health at the University of Exeter. In addition to discussing #litsci aspects of her research and teaching, Lara also explores the intricacies of the language we use to talk about such to...2019-07-0659 min
Modern Art Notes PodcastHoliday clips: John AkommfrahArtist John Akomfrah.2019-05-2441 min
Suite (212)White Screens/Black Images: A conversation about black filmThis week, Tom Overton interviews Dr Clive James Nwonka (http://www.lse.ac.uk/sociology/people/Clive-Nwonka) about White Screen/Black Images - Nwonka's new course about black cinema at the London School of Economics (http://www.lse.ac.uk/resources/calendar/courseGuides/SO/2018_SO4A9.htm). They also discuss issues of diversity (a peculiarly New Labour concept) against equality, the relationship between art, grime and cinema; highlights of the recent London Film Festival; and much more.
SELECTED REFERENCES
James Baldwin
BlacKkKlansman (dir. Spike Lee, 2018) - https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/aug/18/blackkklansman-spike-lee-film-ku-klux-klan
Blindspotting (dir. Carlos López Estrada, 2018) - h...2018-11-051h 00
Saturday ReviewThe Little Stranger, Tosca, Lake Success, Making a New World season, The CryLenny Abrahamson's The Little Stranger, based on the novel by Sarah Waters, is set in the austerity-era Britain of 1948. Domhnall Gleeson is Dr Faraday who is called out to a patient at Hundreds Hall, a country manor where his mother once worked as a housemaid. The Little Stranger also stars Ruth Wilson, Charlotte Rampling and Will Poulter.Giacomo Puccini's Tosca in a new production by Opera North opens at the Grand Theatre in Leeds, directed by Edward Dick, conducted by Antony Hermus and starring Giselle Allen, Rafael Rojas and Robert Hayward. Dick‘s new production relocates Puccini’s po...2018-09-2249 min
The After Nyne Art Lover's PodcastAfrican Soldier: After Nyne Meets John AkomfrahThe Art Lover's Podcast powered by Olympus. This week, Claire Meadows visits John Akomfrah's studio to talk about his latest multimedia installation African Soldier. The exhibition begins on September 21st at the Imperial War Museum and forms part of the centenary rememberances of the end of WW12018-09-1000 min
The Week in ArtEpisode 37: Art and football plus John Akomfrah interviewWith the World Cup in full swing, we look at a London show exploring football as a cultural phenomenon with its co-curator Eddy Frankel, and talk to the British film-maker John Akomfrah about his exhibition at the New Museum, New York. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2018-06-2237 min
Modern Art Notes PodcastJohn AkomfrahArtist John Akomfrah.2018-05-031h 06
Modern Art Notes PodcastFazal Sheikh, John AkomfrahArtists Fazal Sheikh and John Akomfrah.2018-03-151h 11
MIT Comparative Media Studies/WritingThe Tip of the Iceberg: Sound Studies and the Future of AfrofuturismIconic developments in the artistic and intellectual ethos known as Afrofuturism are closely linked to music: Sun Ra’s experimental jazz, Parliament Funkadelic’s Mothership, John Akomfrah’s film Last Angel of History. What else is on the soundtrack to a livable future? How do we pursue further innovation in the human sensorium without reproducing an “audiovisual litany” that conflates rationality with the colonial gaze and isolates Black creativity to moments of sonic disruption? andré carrington’s present research on the cultural politics of race in science fiction radio drama aims to expand the repertoire of literary adaptation studies by reintegrating...2018-03-091h 23The Cinematologists PodcastCrossings 2017Episode 52 finds Neil and Dario discussing the ICA and School of Film & Television season Crossings, a programme of films, talks and events focused on the theme of migration. The season took place from June to September and looked at how cinema represents the stories of those who seek to leave their homeland for a new land, through choice or through necessity. Full details of the project can be found here.
Two films coming under the Cinematologists spotlight in this episode. The 2016 documentary Fire At Sea directed by Gianfranco Rosi and set on the Italian island of Lampedusa...2017-10-021h 57
ScreenTalks ArchiveScreenTalks Archive: Horace OveIn 1975, Horace Ove became the first black British filmmaker to direct a feature film with Pressure.In this conversation from 2005, Horace Ove talks to his friend, experimental filmmaker, John Akomfrah, about this seminal film, exploring how the issues explored in Pressure are still relevant to the Black British experience today and his refusal to be pigeon-holed as a ‘black filmmaker’. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2017-06-0537 min
Raw MaterialManifest Episode 1: The LandArt is a journey. This episode considers hidden histories through artworks that explore the movement of people, goods and ideas across distant lands. Hear about works made from curry, a 25-part installation on Angel Island, and an immersive three-channel film piece that uses imagery of the sea to evoke larger themes about history and politics.
Photo: Flo Oy Wong, by Geraldine Ah-Sue.
Artists featured in this episode: Sita Kuratomi Bhaumik, John Akomfrah, and Flo Oy Wong.2017-05-0119 minRaw MaterialManifest Episode 1: The LandArt is a journey. This episode considers hidden histories through artworks that explore the movement of people, goods and ideas across distant lands. Hear about works made from curry, a 25-part installation on Angel Island, and an immersive three-channel film piece that uses imagery of the sea to evoke larger themes about history and politics.
Photo: Flo Oy Wong, by Geraldine Ah-Sue.
Artists featured in this episode: Sita Kuratomi Bhaumik, John Akomfrah, and Flo Oy Wong.2017-05-0119 min
Spotlight med Kerstin BerggrenTio minuter med John AkomfrahDen brittiske konstnären John Akomfrah fick nyligen årets Artes Mundi-pris på 40 000 pund. Hans suggestiva verk Vertigo Sea om havet som hot och hopp gjorde stort intryck på Venedigbiennalen 2015. Den stora filminstallationen Vertigo Sea började som ett försök att skapa utrymme för förståelse och empati när det gäller flyktingsituationen runt Medelhavet i dessa dagar.
Från en vägg väller Vertigo Sea fram på tre stora bildskärmar. Det är överväldigande, fascinerande, vackert, skrämmande och upprörande på samma gång. Det som binder ihop alla delar i filmen är havet - en p...2017-03-1100 minSpotlight med Kerstin BerggrenJohn Akomfrah: The sea is both terror and beauty"Vertigo Sea started really as an attempt to think about what is happening in the Mediterranean at the moment." I wanted to find a way of creating a kind of facility for empathy and understanding, because that seems to me to be what you dont get most of the time when you look at the news.The British artist John Akomfrah's three-screen film installation Vertigo Sea made a huge impact on visitors and critics at the 2015 Venice Biennale. Vertigo Sea got its first Scandinavian screening at Bildmuséet in Umeå in the north of Sweden, where Kerstin Berggren met...2015-12-1600 min
Sheffield DocFest PodcastJohn AkomfrahA seminal figure of activist and 'engaged' cinema, British filmmaker John Akomfrah has been leading the charge for over 30 years. As one of the founders of the Black Audio Film Collective, which sought to use documentary to explore questions of black identity in Britain, Akomfrah has continually pushed boundaries in both form and content. We are delighted to be featuring a retrospective of his work in this year’s Doc/Fest. In this session he will discuss his remarkable career with Francine Stock, the presenter of The Film Programme on BBC Radio 4.
With John Akomfrah and Francine St...2015-08-2852 min
The Film ProgrammeRufus Norris, John Boorman, Joshua Oppenheimer, John AkomfrahDirector of the National Theatre Rufus Norris talks about the film adaptation of 'London Road'Francine Stock visits the Sheffield Documentary Festival to talk to Oscar nominated film maker Joshua Oppenheimer about his latest work 'The Look of Silence'. Fellow documentary maker John Akomfrah discusses the psyche of non fiction film making.Director John Boorman on 'Queen and Country' and how movie making has changed.Presenter Francine Stock. Producer Ruth Sanderson.2015-06-1128 min